Steve posted this wisdom-filled blog on the 12 cultures taught in an online leadership course through Global Legacy. He was a senior pastor for seventeen years before joining the team at Bethel Church in Redding, CA in 2008. Steve is a leader developer, joy activist, a revivalist teacher, and as Senior Associate Director, is a key part of the Global Legacy leadership team. He travels extensively throughout the world encouraging churches and leaders and has authored a number of books. In this blog, he shares about the influence of Bethel Church and the cultures of LDP 1:

What is the Secret to Bethel Church's Influence?

I am on staff at Bethel Church, Redding. It is a church of 7,000 people, has a ministry school of 2,000 students, and its influence around the world is significant through its music, traveling speakers, books, and diverse ministries.

What is the secret to Bethel's growing influence? I believe it is its culture. Many come for the miracles or revival atmosphere, but what they often find is a culture (core values, priorities, and mindsets).

I have the privilege of co-leading Bethel's Global Legacy's online curriculum called the Leader Development Program (LDP). LDP1 takes twelve key cultures and teaches one month on each. It is powerful. Registration is now open for the 2016 session. You can find out more about this and about LDP2 by clicking below. It is ideal for those who cannot come to Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry, but would like to be influenced by what is happening at Bethel.

Interpret scripture through the finished work of the cross (2 Corinthians 3:6).

Live by "rhema" words (Matthew 4:4).

12. Family

Value heart connections in relationships.

Identify where you might be in the relationships illustrated in Luke 15's Parable of the Wonderful Father (Prodigal Son): Pre-Inheritance (not asking for more); Running (avoiding intimacy); Revelation (either comes through hunger or pain); Returning Home (post revelation-pursuing relationships; Elder Brother (orphan spirit, performance attitude, self-hatred and critical spirit); or A Son at Home (rest, favor, heart connections).